From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Design and fitment of a new Smith instrument facia board for chassis 18-GIV.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 62\2\ scan0032 | |
| Date | 21th January 1932 | |
| X6135 .. By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wst. cc By/RD. c. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Lid.{A. J. Lidsey} c. RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} c. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wst.2/AD21.1.32. SMITH INSTRUMENT BOARD FOR 18-GIV 10,000 MILE TEST We have received the drawings for this board Nos. Ex.X.6455/6/7/8/9/60/61. We send you these drawings herewith. On examination of the existing facia board on this chassis, it appears that a new facia board will be required in order to get this panel suitably in the centre and in order to miss existing controls such as starting carburetter etc. In order that a satisfactory facia board can be made up for us it will be necessary for a new board to be schemed out showing the Smith board suitably positioned relative to other controls on the facia board. We should be glad if you will kindly instruct a scheme for this instrument board in order that we may get Sanderson & Holmes to make up a suitable board for this chassis. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wst. | ||